The museum's origins can be traced to 1984 when it was started by a group of enthusiasts interested in aviation history and aircraft restoration.

[1] In 1996 the museum became the home of the heritage rocket collection associated with the Woomera Test Range in the period 1950–1980.

The heritage rocket collection is the property of the Defence Science and Technology Organisation.

[2][failed verification] Following several moves, the museum was set up at its present site in 2006.

A second hangar was added in 2017 to accommodate the museum's growing collection of aircraft, engines and associated displays.